Gulf A320 at Chennai on Jul 1st 2012, medical emergency
Last Update: July 2, 2012 / 15:21:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Medical emergency
Airline
Gulf Air
Flight number
GF-53
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Bahrain, Bahrain
Aircraft Registration
A9C-AC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The patient, who during taxi had reached into the pocket of his coat where the scorpion supposedly was hiding, was treated at the airport and cleared to resume the flight but decided to cancel his journey. The scorpion fell onto the aircraft floor and was crushed by fellow passengers.
The aircraft reached Bahrain with a delay of one hour.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Medical emergency
Airline
Gulf Air
Flight number
GF-53
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Bahrain, Bahrain
Aircraft Registration
A9C-AC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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